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Gourin (French pronunciation: ​[ɡuʁɛ̃]; Breton: Gourin) is a commune in the Morbihan département of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Gourin
Commune
The Manor of Tronjoly
Coat of arms
Location of Gourin
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Coordinates: 48°08′28″N 3°36′21″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Roi Morvan Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Le Floc'h[1]
Area 1	74.72 km2 (28.85 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	3,779
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56066 /56110
Elevation	83–301 m (272–988 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Gourin is in the northwest of Morbihan, 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Quimper and 47 km (29 mi) northwest of Lorient. Historically, it belongs to Cornouaille. Gourin is on the southern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains). The river Inam rises in the northen part of Gourin and flows to the south.

Map

Demographics

Inhabitants of Gourin are called in French Gourinois. Gourin continues to lose a lot of inhabitants.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,496 —     1800 3,579 +0.34% 1806 3,002 −2.89% 1821 3,261 +0.55% 1831 3,626 +1.07% 1836 3,394 −1.31% 1841 3,783 +2.19% 1846 4,062 +1.43% 1851 4,310 +1.19% 1856 4,192 −0.55% 1861 4,021 −0.83% 1866 4,184 +0.80% 1872 4,181 −0.01% 1876 4,419 +1.39% 1881 4,448 +0.13% 1886 4,555 +0.48% 1891 4,529 −0.11% 1896 4,723 +0.84%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,919 +0.82% 1906 5,053 +0.54% 1911 5,409 +1.37% 1921 5,766 +0.64% 1926 5,522 −0.86% 1931 5,909 +1.36% 1936 5,737 −0.59% 1946 6,391 +1.09% 1954 5,576 −1.69% 1962 5,195 −0.88% 1968 5,128 −0.22% 1975 5,199 +0.20% 1982 4,925 −0.77% 1990 4,734 −0.49% 1999 4,464 −0.65% 2008 4,125 −0.87% 2013 4,079 −0.22% 2019 3,779 −1.27%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2019)[5]

History

This small town is well known for the Révolte des Bonnets Rouges against local nobles at the end of the 17th century. The town is also known for being the origin of many immigrants to United States and Canada during the first part of the 20th century. It has a large copy of the Statue of Liberty standing in the main square opposite the town hall alongside the monument to the fallen soldiers of the 20th century who came from this region.

Gourin still has a large number of native Breton speakers. The people of this region are very proud of their Celtic heritage and have preserved many old customs and traditions.

Breton language

In 2008, 18.32% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[6]

People

• Georges Cochevelou, father of the Breton musician, Alan Stivell, was from Gourin

Twinning

Gourin is twinned with the following place:

• Rush, Leinster, Ireland

Gallery

• 
  The parish church
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  Sainte-Julienne chapel
• 
  Manor of Kerbiquet
• 
  Manor of Menguionnet

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department
• Listing of the works of the atelier of the Maître de Tronoën
• List of the works of the Maître de Lanrivain

References

External links

• Official website
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• art movies Gourin (in French)
• English guide to Gourin (in English)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Gourin

Gourin (bretonisch: ebenso Gourin) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 3.779 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Morbihan in der Region Bretagne. Sie gehört zum Gemeindeverband Roi Morvan Communauté.

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- [en] Gourin

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[fr] Gourin

Gourin [ɡuʁɛ̃] est une commune du département du Morbihan, dans la région Bretagne, en France.

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[ru] Гурен

Гурен (фр. Gourin) — коммуна на северо-западе Франции, находится в регионе Бретань, департамент Морбиан, округ Понтиви, центр кантона Гурен. Расположена в центре полуострова Бретань, в 43 км к северо-востоку от Кемпера и в 81 км к юго-западу от Сен-Бриё, в 13 км от национальной автомагистрали N164.

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